Entrepreneurship & Small Business

Soundview Executive Book Summaries® publishes summaries of the best business books of each year on entrepreneurial subjects including small business, business startups, partnerships, venture capital, business turnarounds and more. Browse our summaries to find inspiration for starting your new business venture.

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Anticipate Failure

The Entrepreneur's Guide to Navigating Uncertainty, Avoiding Disaster, and Building a Successful Business

by Lak Ananth

In Anticipate Failure, Lak Ananth - CEO of global venture capital firm Next47 - describes the most common patterns of failure in innovation.

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One to Ten

Finding Your Way from Startup to Scaleup

by Rags Gupta

In this summary of Rags Gupta’s One to Ten you’ll learn how to go from initial innovation to a sustainable, growing, and successful business that exceeds customer expectations and more.

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The Minimalist Entrepreneur

How Great Founders Do More with Less

by Sahil Lavingia

Minimalism has swept the world. But there’s one area in which the minimalist approach may seem at odds on the surface— the world of entrepreneurship.

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Gigworker

Independent Work and the State of the Gig Economy

by Brett Helling

In Gigworker, readers discover the secrets to entering, thriving in, and surviving the gig economy.

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Fix This Next

Make the Vital Change That Will Level Up Your Business

by Mike Michalowicz

In Fix This Next, Mike Michalowicz describes how every business has a hierarchy of needs, and if you can understand where you are in that hierarchy, you can identify what needs immediate attention.

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Survive and Thrive

How to Build a Profitable Business in Any Economy (Including This One)

by John Meese

Survive and Thrive walks you through nine foundational strategies for building a profitable business in any economy, and each of these can and should help you along the way to success.

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Life Profitability

The New Measure of Entrepreneurial Success

by Adii Pienaar

In this book, you will find information on recognizing your values, being more aware of yourself, and learn to understand the impact your business has on others.

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Big Enough

Building a Business that Scales with Your Lifestyle

by Lee LeFever

In his book Big Enough, author Lee LeFever advises readers to identify exactly how big is big enough when it comes to their businesses.

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Breakout Blueprint

How to Find Your Passion, Take Action, and Build a Lifestyle Business

by Doug Foley

Breakout Blueprint offers the mindset and tools you need to start building the life you were meant to live.

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